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1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Texas
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1996 record 11–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (31st year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State +   7 1         11 1  
#15 Northwestern +   7 1         9 3  
#7 Penn State   6 2         11 2  
#18 Iowa   6 2         9 3  
#20 Michigan   5 3         8 4  
Michigan State   5 3         6 6  
Wisconsin   3 5         8 5  
Purdue   2 6         3 8  
Minnesota   1 7         4 7  
Indiana   1 7         3 8  
Illinois   1 7         2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft.


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